Paul vs John
GBR · Open Men · 2 results Paul McVittie
GBR · Open Men · 1 result John Williams
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Paul: Cardiff 2026, Open Men · John: Cardiff 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Paul and John sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Paul: strongest on Carry (faster than 91% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 30%).John: strongest on Row (faster than 70% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 34%).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul: faster than | John: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 30% | 65% |
| Push | 83% | 45% |
| Pull | 81% | 54% |
| BBJ | 78% | 53% |
| Row | 56% | 70% |
| Carry | 91% | 34% |
| Lunges | 59% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 56% |
| Roxzone | 39% | 53% |
| Runs | 41% | 54% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Paul | John |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 30% | 65% |
| Sled push | 83% | 45% |
| Sled pull | 81% | 54% |
| Burpee broad jump | 78% | 53% |
| Row | 56% | 70% |
| Farmers carry | 91% | 34% |
| Sandbag lunges | 59% | 49% |
| Wall balls | 52% | 56% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 39% | 53% |
| Runs (8 km) | 41% | 54% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 43:23 running, 33:50 at the stations and 4:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:40).Below, John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men: 40:56 running, 36:49 at the stations and 3:53 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:27).
See the numbers
| Part | Paul · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men | John · Cardiff 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:19 | 5:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:45 | 4:28 |
| Run 2 | 4:49 | 4:45 |
| Sled push | 2:34 | 3:11 |
| Run 3 | 5:06 | 5:00 |
| Sled pull | 3:38 | 4:17 |
| Run 4 | 5:14 | 5:11 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:39 | 5:43 |
| Run 5 | 5:29 | 5:00 |
| Row | 4:46 | 4:38 |
| Run 6 | 5:40 | 5:16 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 3:01 |
| Run 7 | 5:07 | 4:42 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:45 | 5:04 |
| Run 8 | 6:39 | 5:54 |
| Wall balls | 6:40 | 6:27 |
| Roxzone | 4:23 | 3:53 |
| Finish | 1:21:33 | 1:21:34 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Paul | John | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff 2026 Open Men · 29 Apr 2026 | 1:21:33 | 1:21:34 | 0:01 · Paul faster |
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